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big rap -- good wrap all the time. you have a community where everyone lives on the trunk line. at the end of the castro shuttle or the parallel line, being in good shape, people farther out have a hard time accessing that service. these are projects that i intend to connect the dots in that way. to provide flexibility in the areas of bayview or hunters point. the more difficult or challenging areas and so on. comparatively speaking, this is not billions of dollars. this is taking the resources in the community and organizing them better. this could very well be worth of the research work that would have been through these consultant contracts in collaboration with that the agencies so that we can do more with the services that we have. >> it sounds like -- supervisor mar: it sounds like from public comment that these contracts are very important for the bayview hunters point mobility study. it looks like there were four different firms that responded to the rp and three of them are being chosen. any other comments, co
big rap -- good wrap all the time. you have a community where everyone lives on the trunk line. at the end of the castro shuttle or the parallel line, being in good shape, people farther out have a hard time accessing that service. these are projects that i intend to connect the dots in that way. to provide flexibility in the areas of bayview or hunters point. the more difficult or challenging areas and so on. comparatively speaking, this is not billions of dollars. this is taking the resources...
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i have a great deal of respect for my colleagues, i do think it is a big mistake. i think how we address our homeless population and the services that we provide has been a problem for san francisco for a long time. care not cash has been a success by most objective measures. and i think to risk dismantling that would be a huge mistake here. i appreciate my colleagues and respect them but think it is a move in the wrong direction. the real intrigue is whether or not there is enough political pressure taken off the bat. >> and i just wanted to state that i do appreciate everyone's engagement on this issue. it wasn't the intent of our was to dismantle care not cash. we also see the success of this program. the big question is the equity amongst our homeless individuals and how we give the preferences. but we do appreciate it. at the time we will open it up for public comment. i have cards in front of me. we give two minutes. i will call the first 10 speakers. and then if you can please line it up closely to that order. >> if there r individuals that have the same tim
i have a great deal of respect for my colleagues, i do think it is a big mistake. i think how we address our homeless population and the services that we provide has been a problem for san francisco for a long time. care not cash has been a success by most objective measures. and i think to risk dismantling that would be a huge mistake here. i appreciate my colleagues and respect them but think it is a move in the wrong direction. the real intrigue is whether or not there is enough political...
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supervisor elsbernd: it was a big issue. it is not subject to this because it was in a redevelopment project area. >> good afternoon or evening. thank you for your time on this. obviously i am in support of this measure. i would note that the discussion of some of the unintended consequences -- there is a reason that there is a provision dealing with 2/3 majority of the board being able to modify. if you had a project with overwhelming examples, it is hard to imagine a beneficial project of that type that would not have the support of 2/3 of the board of supervisors. one of the concerns here is the mass demolition of rent- controlled housing by a mere majority of the board in violation of city policy. it is city policy to preserve rent-controlled housing. that is what we want to restore here, to make sure that these massive demolition projects cannot move to the system on a simple majority of the board. >> can you clarify, 15 units or 20 units? >> i did not write it, but my understanding was that it was 50. as i said, i did
supervisor elsbernd: it was a big issue. it is not subject to this because it was in a redevelopment project area. >> good afternoon or evening. thank you for your time on this. obviously i am in support of this measure. i would note that the discussion of some of the unintended consequences -- there is a reason that there is a provision dealing with 2/3 majority of the board being able to modify. if you had a project with overwhelming examples, it is hard to imagine a beneficial project...
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we also found out that he plays a big pingpong himself, so we look forward to seeing that. mayor lee, the show is all yours. [applause] mayor lee: thank you, everyone. welcome to city hall, and welcome to our celebration of the 40th anniversary of ping- pong diplomacy. i also want to welcome supervisor eric mar. thank you for being here. i know he has a wealth of chinese residents and residents in the whole district that want to play ping-pong this year. i want to welcome everyone here. our counsel general in china, the head of the table tennis association in china. thank you very much for being here. the wonderful guest from our bay area sports organizing committee and the united states table tennis association. thank you for being here as well. 40 years ago, i was studying really hard in college. i was actually studying about china and wondering where my parents came from and what they were doing in those years and what caused them to come to america and give birth to six kids and start us on our journeys in our own education. now, 40 years later, i find myself year as th
we also found out that he plays a big pingpong himself, so we look forward to seeing that. mayor lee, the show is all yours. [applause] mayor lee: thank you, everyone. welcome to city hall, and welcome to our celebration of the 40th anniversary of ping- pong diplomacy. i also want to welcome supervisor eric mar. thank you for being here. i know he has a wealth of chinese residents and residents in the whole district that want to play ping-pong this year. i want to welcome everyone here. our...
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the big language is troubling to me because of my experience with something that was vaguely written. they language restricting what can and cannot be done was detrimental to us and the 90 employees i have. after 20 years of business and being shut down for two weeks, it hurt. go back. look at the language. work on it. it was painful. that is what my staff had to go through. it is hard to comply with regulations you have no standard for. that is all i am saying. i love our festival. i love the festival's that are there. i would throw myself in front of a train for it. thank you. supervisor avalos: it is a great festival. thank you. >> i am margaret reed. i and the staff supervisor for local government, minus the health care works -- health care folks. every year, you and supervisors have a choice as the city budget. every year, the rec and park commission since you a budget with cuts in it, and a budget from the department that says this is how we are going to raise money. every chance, you can say no and not support the budget with this item. unfortunately, we do not get the know. we
the big language is troubling to me because of my experience with something that was vaguely written. they language restricting what can and cannot be done was detrimental to us and the 90 employees i have. after 20 years of business and being shut down for two weeks, it hurt. go back. look at the language. work on it. it was painful. that is what my staff had to go through. it is hard to comply with regulations you have no standard for. that is all i am saying. i love our festival. i love the...
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this is a big number, but of course that is if we do nothing. in response, the mayor has also proposed several financial strategies as part of that plan. those financial strategies include one piece of those financial strategies and revenue. those opposed to be about 12% of the solutions to that problem in the five-year financial plan. this proposal that is before you is an attempt to provide a solution to that piece of our problem. the rest of the solution was coming from the expenditure side which means reducing city costs and pension reform, which the mayor has been working very hard to implement. it means reducing the size of our work force and the cost of doing business as city departments and reductions to the amount that we're able to allocate to the contractors, a wide range of policy approach is designed to close that gap and bring this back into sound basic structural financial balance over the next five years. the approach that the mayor has tried to take is to spread those -- the burden of those solutions out over multiple participan
this is a big number, but of course that is if we do nothing. in response, the mayor has also proposed several financial strategies as part of that plan. those financial strategies include one piece of those financial strategies and revenue. those opposed to be about 12% of the solutions to that problem in the five-year financial plan. this proposal that is before you is an attempt to provide a solution to that piece of our problem. the rest of the solution was coming from the expenditure side...
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we only have the big three shelters in the south, the sanctuary, and the next door. does represent a hundred and 67 beds, the vast majority of the total in the system, 345 are for care not cash. if you look at the vent their reserve, 89% reserved are being filled by those very clients. about 11%, roughly 40 beds are vacant. so what we do is of three -- we release those beds. and allowing the general homeless population to access them. the concerns are being raised that these are not being accessed. when we look at the vacant numbers, and i get a vacancy report every morning. last two nights, on july 12, there were seven vacant beds among the hundred and 67, 0.8%. last night, there were five. the idea is that the reserve and beds go empty and cannot cash is the cause of that is not supported by the data that we're looking at. there is a population out there who are not eligible, and the population gets squeezed out of the system. they do tend to be veterans and singers. they have other benefits that are available to them. these are mostly federal disability benefits,
we only have the big three shelters in the south, the sanctuary, and the next door. does represent a hundred and 67 beds, the vast majority of the total in the system, 345 are for care not cash. if you look at the vent their reserve, 89% reserved are being filled by those very clients. about 11%, roughly 40 beds are vacant. so what we do is of three -- we release those beds. and allowing the general homeless population to access them. the concerns are being raised that these are not being...
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public safety is a big deal in my district. we have issues right now and we call the police and it takes a while for them to get there. and it's a big deal. it's just the reality of what's happening in the state of california today. so i will put a motion in support of this half cent sales tax. president o'brien: does anybody want to comment on that first or anybody want to take a vote on that? commissioner clyde? commissioner clyde: i would like to comment before we vote. i too will be supporting this because i do and long have supported dedicated funding for the social safety net. i think that we should have something -- i have children and i don't know how people who have children -- i mean, it's very, very difficult when they're of age and are traveling back and forth across the city right now and you look across -- you look into asia and other cities that are exponentially safer than san francisco. i mean, it's really frightening. so i support that funding. i understand that the state has taken away funding and we're simpl
public safety is a big deal in my district. we have issues right now and we call the police and it takes a while for them to get there. and it's a big deal. it's just the reality of what's happening in the state of california today. so i will put a motion in support of this half cent sales tax. president o'brien: does anybody want to comment on that first or anybody want to take a vote on that? commissioner clyde? commissioner clyde: i would like to comment before we vote. i too will be...
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there is a variety of programming that is affecting a big demographic. mission wide has its own financial challenges, and we can work with them to do more given the funding they get, which possibly comes from all of you, but they do hold quarterly open houses as required in their lease. significantly, and all of our clubhouse is, if you look at this on the macro level, we have permitted over 3000 community events in this very same clubhouses we are told are being and accessible, ranging from community meetings to birthday parties to a variety of different community events happening in this clubhouse is. the clubhouse restrooms remain open for the public, yet somehow we're discounting the 25,000 hours of programming that is being offered by non-profit providers to the public. our mission, if you give us the money, we will make you a deal, you give us the money, we will keep everyone of the facilities in our district open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. but in the absence of that, we are forced to make choices and we're forced to figure out how we can l
there is a variety of programming that is affecting a big demographic. mission wide has its own financial challenges, and we can work with them to do more given the funding they get, which possibly comes from all of you, but they do hold quarterly open houses as required in their lease. significantly, and all of our clubhouse is, if you look at this on the macro level, we have permitted over 3000 community events in this very same clubhouses we are told are being and accessible, ranging from...
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putting other types of signals, and i say that because on my trips to australia, australia is pretty big. you see things, and when you see things, you want those things to happen in our great city. so what i am saying plainly is this, while the impending very expensive traffic signals that take a lot of time to get the permits and so on, in the interim it is good to contact our senior citizens. we have a large population of senior citizens. it is good to contact schools and asked how children and their parents, the difficulties they have on san jose avenue, san bruno ave, which one of you supervisors know what happens there. something like putting uthis there will save many lives. so with this type of deliberation is giving to you about the flight in technology which takes years and years to be put in practice, we need to know in the interim what really has been done to save lives, because no price can be put on a life, especially a child like. thank you very much. -- especially a child's life. supervisor campos: thank you. colleagues, this is an action item. we have a motion. motion by
putting other types of signals, and i say that because on my trips to australia, australia is pretty big. you see things, and when you see things, you want those things to happen in our great city. so what i am saying plainly is this, while the impending very expensive traffic signals that take a lot of time to get the permits and so on, in the interim it is good to contact our senior citizens. we have a large population of senior citizens. it is good to contact schools and asked how children...
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there is a little amplified sound and big amplified sound. i don't know how you would like to do with it but that is what she just expressed. >> we are looking if there is a way to separate out smaller operators? as far as i know, there are 10 major sightseeing companies in the city that have opened their buses. >> they seem to be multiplying. i see more of those double decker buses than i ever have. >> and even the small ones, i happen to live on a tourist site. those little small things, they are so loud. they are. the are really very intrusive. personally, i appreciate this because i have to year that same talk like 20 times a day. >> i have received lots of feedback from across the city. i would to speak to the alamo square neighborhood association. we got e-mail from all across the city where people made the same statements all over and over again. >> i like this legislation because where i live on 20, i hear them every day. sometimes, early saturday morning going up market street. i do like this. i have the same concerns. there are some
there is a little amplified sound and big amplified sound. i don't know how you would like to do with it but that is what she just expressed. >> we are looking if there is a way to separate out smaller operators? as far as i know, there are 10 major sightseeing companies in the city that have opened their buses. >> they seem to be multiplying. i see more of those double decker buses than i ever have. >> and even the small ones, i happen to live on a tourist site. those little...
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[applause] >> and to conclude, can we give a big round of applause -- easy part of this project is now done. the hard part comes in operating it for the next three decades. so could be put it together for property management and social services staff? [applause] thank you, everyone, for coming. we are done. >> thank you very much for coming this morning and welcome to the rededication of the reservoir. we are happy to be here today. this represents one of the milestones in our project. we are happy to share this with you. this reservoir has been empty the last two years and today, you will hear the sound of water rushing to fill it again. it makes the city safer, provides water for customers, for firefighters, for after an earthquake. we will be updating our systems. this was originally built in 1885. 125 years old. it takes care of a good part of san francisco, places lower than this. it is an incredibly important part of our system in san francisco. it was a $39 million project and it came in under budget. we are doing it effectively and efficiently. we do appreciate the folks who wo
[applause] >> and to conclude, can we give a big round of applause -- easy part of this project is now done. the hard part comes in operating it for the next three decades. so could be put it together for property management and social services staff? [applause] thank you, everyone, for coming. we are done. >> thank you very much for coming this morning and welcome to the rededication of the reservoir. we are happy to be here today. this represents one of the milestones in our...
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there has been a big smokescreen. there has been numerous red herring thrown out in order to try to confuse the public about this measure. it is much more simple than all of those allegations pretend. the big issue for all of us is how do we find the parks. that is the big question we keep getting asked. the people of san francisco have repeatedly voted money for the parks. they have never turned down the park's bond. by 2/3 votes they have provided $170 million. they have extended the open space. if this policy continues within the department, there are so many angry people in the city that will no longer vote to support our parks. people are angry, saying we have done all we can to support our parks but are having them taken away, having access taken away. if you really want to fund the parks, adopt this ordinance and go to the people for support for our parks. if you do not, the people are no longer going to support the parks. supervisor avalos: thank you. i have a few more cards to read. jude lang, nancy wuerful,
there has been a big smokescreen. there has been numerous red herring thrown out in order to try to confuse the public about this measure. it is much more simple than all of those allegations pretend. the big issue for all of us is how do we find the parks. that is the big question we keep getting asked. the people of san francisco have repeatedly voted money for the parks. they have never turned down the park's bond. by 2/3 votes they have provided $170 million. they have extended the open...
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he made a big deal out of working in clay. the things he was doing was something never seen before. >> it is a large scale bronze. it has been sitting here of the hall of justice since 1971. talk about what happens to the work of art out of the elements. >> the arts commission commissioned the piece. they did not set aside money for repair. it has slowly changed color. it was black. it has been restored. >> it has been restored to the original patina. >> there was no damage done to its. i do not think there were any holes made in it. they have been working on it for six or eight weeks. it is practically ready to go. i am very excited to see it done. >> over the course of the arts in richmond program, we have added almost 800 works of art into the public space. maintaining that is not something that the bond funds allow us to do. this is why you came up with the idea of art care. >> i hope we get the community going and get people who really like to be involved. we will give them a chance to be involved. if you are interested i
he made a big deal out of working in clay. the things he was doing was something never seen before. >> it is a large scale bronze. it has been sitting here of the hall of justice since 1971. talk about what happens to the work of art out of the elements. >> the arts commission commissioned the piece. they did not set aside money for repair. it has slowly changed color. it was black. it has been restored. >> it has been restored to the original patina. >> there was no...
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they are a big push. this is a major oversight if you allow them to go over to go ahead with these boxes. the public is saying do not do this. i happen to be a small part of the public. the rest of it is against this. ignoring public opinion against these monstrosities while favoring at&t lobbyists could indicate some transparent act that is outside the view of the public. nobody knows hear how many things have been discussed and transpired. thank you. >> i have been living in san francisco for 20 years. i feel the at&t boxes will make the streets more crowded and will affect the appearance of our neighborhoods. for example, the lot of the pictures we saw were graffitied. one of the recommended changes to the street is a sidewalk graffiti policy. thank you. >> david troupe. i am going to try not to repeat things that have been said, but there is one i have to repeat. that is the idea that these boxes can be green and screen. utility boxes -- i think they have the opportunity to be screened with foliage. t
they are a big push. this is a major oversight if you allow them to go over to go ahead with these boxes. the public is saying do not do this. i happen to be a small part of the public. the rest of it is against this. ignoring public opinion against these monstrosities while favoring at&t lobbyists could indicate some transparent act that is outside the view of the public. nobody knows hear how many things have been discussed and transpired. thank you. >> i have been living in san...
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there were putting in this big boulevard. it is pointing out a goalie in the middle of the sand. -- a gully in the middle of the sand. >> woody was just given this time. >> i have been wanting one of these for years. i know they were at 5300. >> the building is still there. >> they were not the most enlightened company. they were strict about not showing homes to minorities. they got in trouble for that. willie brown actually made his name by going and trying to see one of the homes. it was a very political thing. he would walk up with a whole bunch of people in the person showing the home would sneak away. >> even in the teens, there were a lot of neighborhoods that had restrictions against certain groups of people. >> this was in the 1950's. willie mays had trouble buying a house in san francisco. a couple of people would not show him a house. they had to enlist the mayor and a bunch of people. this is their reservoir. companies would take a block and there would start wrecking houses. there were building two a day -- they
there were putting in this big boulevard. it is pointing out a goalie in the middle of the sand. -- a gully in the middle of the sand. >> woody was just given this time. >> i have been wanting one of these for years. i know they were at 5300. >> the building is still there. >> they were not the most enlightened company. they were strict about not showing homes to minorities. they got in trouble for that. willie brown actually made his name by going and trying to see one...
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i was lucky to perform it in new york for october for a big jewish audience and people fell in love with it. it's a true story and something that still exists now. this means god watches over -- this piece a girlfriend her boyfriend goes to war and she says, i was lucking to be in love for a little while. i had love and everything i could ever want and now he's off at war and i'm alone. and i don't know what will happen after this. will he kill another mother's child. will i have to live with that? god watch over my belove ed and all the mother's sons. [music] [applause] >> so, not sure how much time we have left? keep going. all right. right? all right. so the next few pieces i wanted to tell you about. one is by [inaudible] and the other is by the same composer that did [inaudible] those conductors the father of russian music. know this song is not a song that was a yiddish it was a russian song and translated to yiddish because people loved it so much when they immigrated to new york it became a favorite. this next piece the lark, is a beautiful piece about a small bird singing betwee
i was lucky to perform it in new york for october for a big jewish audience and people fell in love with it. it's a true story and something that still exists now. this means god watches over -- this piece a girlfriend her boyfriend goes to war and she says, i was lucking to be in love for a little while. i had love and everything i could ever want and now he's off at war and i'm alone. and i don't know what will happen after this. will he kill another mother's child. will i have to live with...
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that is a big challenge. we also need to develop procedures within the community of journalism in the new media that are as thoroughgoing and really comprehensive about the nature of the practice of journalism for the new media as they were in the newsroom, say, 20 years ago. >> i think one answer to the question of how we police bias, at least on line, is that online news is a conversation, right? that is one thing that is great about it. when you are talking about a piece that runs on line -- online that people can immediately start commenting about, people can start talking immediately about whatever biases they have identified, and the writer can jump in and start defending the position. that is not possible in print. i think there's a sort of built in keeping-people-honest-ness about the medium. we want to report fairly at patch, but as we are asking people to share things about themselves, we want to share something about ourselves, so we ask our editors to actually talk about their beliefs. we encourag
that is a big challenge. we also need to develop procedures within the community of journalism in the new media that are as thoroughgoing and really comprehensive about the nature of the practice of journalism for the new media as they were in the newsroom, say, 20 years ago. >> i think one answer to the question of how we police bias, at least on line, is that online news is a conversation, right? that is one thing that is great about it. when you are talking about a piece that runs on...
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have a voice at that table to really create policies that will minimize that san francisco is not a big business-friendly city. i think we started to go in the wrong direction. the reason why we started walking down that path largely was because of political ideology. when you deal with me, you are dealing with facts, less than politics. i really want to have a positive impact on the city overall. >> good afternoon, everyone. how are you? >> good. >> it's a nice day today. thank you for coming out to our community event. please give a round of [applause] to them. we have a lot of development going on. you see how lovely leland street looks. do you like it? >> yes. >> beautiful, isn't it? we are going to continue. we have a library that is going to be opening up in june. that's right. so i will see you all there at the library. there is a lot of activity going on. it is important we remain connected and engaged. >> would you mind if we were to pull the seniors together and translate for me in a mini meeting? >> yes, sir. >> what we are going ready to do is we are going to have a quick li
have a voice at that table to really create policies that will minimize that san francisco is not a big business-friendly city. i think we started to go in the wrong direction. the reason why we started walking down that path largely was because of political ideology. when you deal with me, you are dealing with facts, less than politics. i really want to have a positive impact on the city overall. >> good afternoon, everyone. how are you? >> good. >> it's a nice day today....
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they're a very important organization and tim's a very big part of that. thanks a lot for joining us, everybody. we'll see you on monday. good night, everybody. good night. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> you're watching cbs 5 eyewitness news in high definition. >>> good evening, i'm ken. tonight a woman is in the hospital with some critical injuries after getting hit by a bicyclist. police believe that he failed to follow the rules of the road. robert lyles shows us hours after the crash, several bicycles whiz through the red light at the very same intersection. robert. >> witnesses tell san francisco police the elderly woman made it across all six lanes of the busy road safely, but there was one leat yet to cross and that's the bike lane and as you are about it see, crossing here could prove to be fatal. you're taught to look both ways. stay in the crosswalk. and never cross on a red. but on the embarcadaro, bikist after bikist abandoning the rules of the road. >> now combine speed with running the red and they both intersect in one place. disaster. >> she was
they're a very important organization and tim's a very big part of that. thanks a lot for joining us, everybody. we'll see you on monday. good night, everybody. good night. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> you're watching cbs 5 eyewitness news in high definition. >>> good evening, i'm ken. tonight a woman is in the hospital with some critical injuries after getting hit by a bicyclist. police believe that he failed to follow the rules of the road. robert lyles shows us hours after the...
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this was a big deal getting married. we have talked to people together for 38, 40 years. they are excited and nervous. >> once we figured a way to have a security area for appointments for license and ceremony. we looked at the north light court how it's structured. how people would come in and the work flow of that area. there is a check-in area in front of the central entrance and they would verify their appointments and they would proceed. >> my wife who works for the city told me they were looking for volunteers. and that's me. so, i was interested in helping out. and i think it's those people that have been together for a long time that are the most moving story. i am sure the young people appreciate, the more you appreciate the change. >> i think what's also moving is the fact that everyone that works in the city is enthusiastic. everybody in city hall. they are very excited and behind the whole change going into affect. >> i just got an email. i work for the san francisco public library. they needed volunteers. it was something i wanted to do. i have friends who ha
this was a big deal getting married. we have talked to people together for 38, 40 years. they are excited and nervous. >> once we figured a way to have a security area for appointments for license and ceremony. we looked at the north light court how it's structured. how people would come in and the work flow of that area. there is a check-in area in front of the central entrance and they would verify their appointments and they would proceed. >> my wife who works for the city told...
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is going to mean a big mess for drivers in los angeles. a 10-mile stretch of the 405 is going to be closed for a major construction project. there is a look at how people are preparing for carmeggedon. >> with rap tour like like hype, the day has finally come. it's carmeggodon its funny. the term is so draumatic. >> every day is carmeggodon in l.a.. >> the freeway will be shut down in both directions for 53 hours, crews demolish the mulholland bridge. there will be panic on the streets of southern california. a traffic calamity in the canyons. or maybe not. this doctor said he made from his home to the valley in near record time today you took the punch out of it by warning people. the real disaster is if you cause when it's being closed and you're not aware, then, you'll never leave another day. >> i was surprised how easy waits to get down here coming from topanga canyon. >> do you think people skipped down? >> we ought to do this every week its only one weekend. many people are ready to make the most of the weekend. >> it's fun. i have
is going to mean a big mess for drivers in los angeles. a 10-mile stretch of the 405 is going to be closed for a major construction project. there is a look at how people are preparing for carmeggedon. >> with rap tour like like hype, the day has finally come. it's carmeggodon its funny. the term is so draumatic. >> every day is carmeggodon in l.a.. >> the freeway will be shut down in both directions for 53 hours, crews demolish the mulholland bridge. there will be panic on...
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after three years, we do not want to come back with another big bond. what we would like to try to do is get the street repaving back to the general fund. build up the general fund so that it can cover the streets. it may at the 100%, so we are looking at taking back the vehicle license fee that the state now has. they use it for everything but our streets. we need to take that local decision and get our vehicle license fee back to our streets. the combination of those two will colon -- continue to allow us to have a good pot of money to continue maintaining the streets at a high level. but these three years will only keep us at the current level. it will not get us into a better place because of all of the backlog of streets in disrepair. i want to make sure that we have done enough so that it does not increase fivefold, if we did not do anything. that is the danger. i am spending my saturday -- weekends -- talking to neighborhood groups about pension reform, the street repaving bond. those are two important things we are doing. we will also be introdu
after three years, we do not want to come back with another big bond. what we would like to try to do is get the street repaving back to the general fund. build up the general fund so that it can cover the streets. it may at the 100%, so we are looking at taking back the vehicle license fee that the state now has. they use it for everything but our streets. we need to take that local decision and get our vehicle license fee back to our streets. the combination of those two will colon --...
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i think that remains a big issue. and balancing the budget will be a priority. has to be a priority. we will do that. we have done that time and time again. public safety is also something we are very interested in. it has to be a priority, because if we do not have public safety, nothing else works. one of the things we are focusing on is trying to focus on how policing works in san francisco. i used to be a member of the police commission, and i learned that the most effective community policing is the policing where you have the police and the community working together. it is important to have police officers on the street and have the police presence. at the same time, there has to be a connection within the police and the community. so, that requires -- also we have a focus on violence prevention. in the mission, we are focused on gang activity. we have to balance the very important work of the police would be very important violence prevention work -- with the very importance violence prevention work we're doing on the ground. so, public safety is somethi
i think that remains a big issue. and balancing the budget will be a priority. has to be a priority. we will do that. we have done that time and time again. public safety is also something we are very interested in. it has to be a priority, because if we do not have public safety, nothing else works. one of the things we are focusing on is trying to focus on how policing works in san francisco. i used to be a member of the police commission, and i learned that the most effective community...
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it is a big old sand hill. they had to do a lot of grading. >> in the building department, when we go out and look to people to building development, as soon as they squared away the top 6 inches or whatever is there, it is all sand. forever. in my yard, and there is nothing you can do about it. it is what there is. it was generally developed in response to the 1890's for mid- winter there, which was held in golden gate park. would the first buildings that was built in that area was a bar called the little shamrock, and it is still there just west of lincoln, just west from ninth avenue. it was built to help service people who were working on the big winter fair. they are still hoping the neighborhood. >> it is an offshoot of the 1892-8093 columbian exposition in chicago. when they were done, san francisco said bring it here. >> that is the chicken ranch. the building to the east of that is the chicken ranch, and you can see beyond to the west all sand dunes and hollows and gullies. that is one of the row house
it is a big old sand hill. they had to do a lot of grading. >> in the building department, when we go out and look to people to building development, as soon as they squared away the top 6 inches or whatever is there, it is all sand. forever. in my yard, and there is nothing you can do about it. it is what there is. it was generally developed in response to the 1890's for mid- winter there, which was held in golden gate park. would the first buildings that was built in that area was a bar...
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there will probably be 50% or 60% of the workers we encouraged to locate and beyond big-market. they will be riding to work a lot. we need to expand those lines to make sure we work with it. i know that each of the supervisors will have a minute to say, but before they do, i wanted to welcome also our business partners, people encouraging their employees to ride to work. we have jeff from wells fargo. you are still with us, right? come on out here. we have peter from green apple books. where is peter? peter, come on up here. these are also the employers working with the city, working with our supervisors, all of them, to make sure they do the best enjoying our efforts. even when we do these, it has been public/private partnerships that actually keep and maintain this. i want to be your with everybody to announce that we have already been working on how we can fund more of these, so with the jfk route that we wrote this morning, recreation and park and mta have been working with our transportation authority through the board of supervisors, and they found a grant that would immed
there will probably be 50% or 60% of the workers we encouraged to locate and beyond big-market. they will be riding to work a lot. we need to expand those lines to make sure we work with it. i know that each of the supervisors will have a minute to say, but before they do, i wanted to welcome also our business partners, people encouraging their employees to ride to work. we have jeff from wells fargo. you are still with us, right? come on out here. we have peter from green apple books. where is...
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[applause] how about a big hand for all our great teachers? [applause] none of us would be here without them.
[applause] how about a big hand for all our great teachers? [applause] none of us would be here without them.
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some say probably won't be a big deal. others are saying we've never been through something like this before and others are going to stay home and have a barbecue. frank, we'll see what happens here in los angeles. >> where do all these cars go if not on the 405 and could this mean gridlock in neighborhoods in the area? >> reporter: well, that's exactly that rippling effect, frank. first there are cars that will get on surface roads. ventura boulevard for anybody familiar with it is expected to be it a road people dump john to so they can get over to canyon roads and work their way down over the hill. other freeways, the 5, possibly the 110 will see heavy traffic or at least that's some of the predictions. here's the real concern is if a truck overturned, if a car had an accident, what's the impact of that on the traffic behind it and for any of you that might be flying into l.a. x., take special note because l.a.x. is right on the 405 freeway. >> hal eisner, thank you. >>> the bay area has 475 miles of carpool lanes with
some say probably won't be a big deal. others are saying we've never been through something like this before and others are going to stay home and have a barbecue. frank, we'll see what happens here in los angeles. >> where do all these cars go if not on the 405 and could this mean gridlock in neighborhoods in the area? >> reporter: well, that's exactly that rippling effect, frank. first there are cars that will get on surface roads. ventura boulevard for anybody familiar with it is...
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you do not have to have a big printing press and truckers and unions and all those things. you can be right in the business in a way that was impossible in the last 25 years. i think there is a flowering going on of local journalism and lots of capital chasing that opportunity right now. >> would you agree with that? when you look at local news, do you think it is being covered well by the sources that were just cited? >> i think in the san francisco area that is true. that is probably not true in all areas, but we are seeing with the development of patch and many other high for local news sites that there is a rebirth of coverage of local news -- and many other hyperlocal news sites. >> i was a foreign correspondent for a number of years. many freelances like myself have kind of jumped out of the business as it has steadily declined. my question is, on the sustainability side, as well in america over the last decades -- and it is an old story, and we have been hearing it for many years. people like paul krugman have been trying to get us to realize how well has been so con
you do not have to have a big printing press and truckers and unions and all those things. you can be right in the business in a way that was impossible in the last 25 years. i think there is a flowering going on of local journalism and lots of capital chasing that opportunity right now. >> would you agree with that? when you look at local news, do you think it is being covered well by the sources that were just cited? >> i think in the san francisco area that is true. that is...
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but it is a big deal. one of the things i talk a lot about on the campaign, making sure that we do fund our public safety departments. we have to make some tough decisions this year, but to me, one of the biggest priorities is making sure that we have our police and firefighters and sheriffs' offices and their budgets fully funded so that we can ensure that public safety does not lag during these budget times. again, in district 2, i do not think it is talked about as much. we are fortunate that we do not have a lot of homicides. we do not have a lot of those types of serious crimes. but the crimes that to happen to matter to the people in district two. so as a local supervisor, it is incumbent upon me, and i take it very seriously to pay attention and make sure we engage with the police and fire department said they are aware of exactly what is happening, but again, i have to tell you that i think we are very lucky with the police infrastructure we have an firefighter infrastructure we have and the office
but it is a big deal. one of the things i talk a lot about on the campaign, making sure that we do fund our public safety departments. we have to make some tough decisions this year, but to me, one of the biggest priorities is making sure that we have our police and firefighters and sheriffs' offices and their budgets fully funded so that we can ensure that public safety does not lag during these budget times. again, in district 2, i do not think it is talked about as much. we are fortunate...
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. >> we have a unique opportunity to do something big. we have a chance to steblize america's decade. >> if the republicans continue to come proprize, the president said voters will rub in next year's american. >> who seems to be getting something done. >> the president said he is willing to put everything on the table, including say credit clouds like social security and head tan, even riding the presume yums for upper income seniors n. return, he called on republicans it agree to tacts hikes and wealthy americans. republican speaker john boehner says there is no chance of that. >> there are going to be no tax hikes because tax hikes destroy jobs. >> blames the president for the impasse. >> we ask the president to lead. way ask him to -- >> the president said he is now open to the possibility of what some in congress call plan b. a deal to raise the debt limit first and work on a debt deal latser. >> washington operates as usual and can't get anything done. let's avert armeggedon. >> conservative freshman like allen west of florida say i
. >> we have a unique opportunity to do something big. we have a chance to steblize america's decade. >> if the republicans continue to come proprize, the president said voters will rub in next year's american. >> who seems to be getting something done. >> the president said he is willing to put everything on the table, including say credit clouds like social security and head tan, even riding the presume yums for upper income seniors n. return, he called on republicans...
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. >> we have a unique opportunity to do something big. we have a chance to stabilize america's finances for a decade. >> if the republicans continue to refuse to compromise on taxes, the president said voters will remember in next year's elections. >> who seems to be trying to get something done? and who seems to be just posturing and trying to score political points? >> president said he is willing to put everything on the table, including democratic sacred things like social security and medicare. raising the premiums. in return, he called on republicans to agree to tax hikes on wealthy americans as part of a deal to cut deficits by $4 trillion over the next decade. republican speaker john boehner says there is no chance of that. >> there are going to be no tax hikes because tax hikes destroy jobs. >> boehner blames the president for the impasse. >> we ask the president to lead. we asked him to put forward a plan. not a speech, a real plan. >> with economic catastrophe looming, the president does open to the possibility of what some in
. >> we have a unique opportunity to do something big. we have a chance to stabilize america's finances for a decade. >> if the republicans continue to refuse to compromise on taxes, the president said voters will remember in next year's elections. >> who seems to be trying to get something done? and who seems to be just posturing and trying to score political points? >> president said he is willing to put everything on the table, including democratic sacred things like...
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artists used the parameters of this space to find relationships between the work that is not out in the big gallery. >> i noticed a lot of artists doing really site-specific work. >> this is a pile of balloons, something that is so familiar, like a child's balloon. in this proportion, suddenly, it becomes something out of a dream. >> or a nightmare. >> may be a nightmare. >> this one over here is even harder to figure out what the initial material is. >> this is made out of puffy paint. often, kids use it to decorate their clothes. she has made all these lines of paint. >> for the pieces we are looking at, is there a core of foam or something in the middle of these pieces that she built on top of? >> i'm not telling. >> ah, a secret. >> this silver is aluminum foil, crumbled of aluminum foil. her aesthetic is very much that quiet, japanese spatial thing that i really admire. their attention to the materiality of the things of the world. >> this is a nice juxtaposition you have going on right now. you have a more established artists alongside and emerging artists. is that something important
artists used the parameters of this space to find relationships between the work that is not out in the big gallery. >> i noticed a lot of artists doing really site-specific work. >> this is a pile of balloons, something that is so familiar, like a child's balloon. in this proportion, suddenly, it becomes something out of a dream. >> or a nightmare. >> may be a nightmare. >> this one over here is even harder to figure out what the initial material is. >> this...
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i think you could have a big input to make sure that what we are doing will be there for you to raise families as well. i want to congratulate all the nominees tonight. all of you who have been participating in this competition for the fellowship have been doing great work. i have been reading through some of the accomplishments that you are a part of. i got to meet some of you, luckily, last month when you participated in youth advocacy day, but you also followed up -- some of you were at the old school cafe with what house representatives about what the youths were looking at in terms of their future, participation in the city. here in city hall, we are serious about having programs that not only help you out, but to make sure you get the support you need to be successful. we want you and need you to be successful. without that, we are literally a soulless city. whether it is being able to traverse on a good muni system, having a good education system, or being able to work in a company like twitter. i am working with two great supervisors and we are working with tech companies, to
i think you could have a big input to make sure that what we are doing will be there for you to raise families as well. i want to congratulate all the nominees tonight. all of you who have been participating in this competition for the fellowship have been doing great work. i have been reading through some of the accomplishments that you are a part of. i got to meet some of you, luckily, last month when you participated in youth advocacy day, but you also followed up -- some of you were at the...
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we had a big treat with don't ask, don't tell. a federal judge overturned proposition 8. we continue to fight hiv and aids for our committee. the theme this year "in pride we trust," many ask how we could have that thing this year. it is in san francisco that we fight for equality, a diverse culture, we fight for liberty and freedom for everybody. it is fitting that the community, our leaders, that we can trust our city leaders to stand up with us and stand brown. i hope you will join us for the march and celebration. -- we can trust our city leaders to stand up with us and stand proud. i hope you will join us for the march and celebration. [applause] >> i have a particular role in being able to witness how much work the board of directors has put into turning this organization around in a short amount of time. it is hard to see and does not make headlines when you meet every week from 7:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m. and then again the next day. this board of directors has done that. they've worked tirelessly. lisa has led the board and brought the team together. i want to ask
we had a big treat with don't ask, don't tell. a federal judge overturned proposition 8. we continue to fight hiv and aids for our committee. the theme this year "in pride we trust," many ask how we could have that thing this year. it is in san francisco that we fight for equality, a diverse culture, we fight for liberty and freedom for everybody. it is fitting that the community, our leaders, that we can trust our city leaders to stand up with us and stand brown. i hope you will join...
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you get a big push of fog up in the delta, no winds in sacramento. sacramento looking at temperatures in the low 80s and not in the 90s. the forecast. microclimate. and the 70s and i expect 80s. and getting in there into pittsburgh and antikwrobg, there you go. -- antioch. discovery bay. maybe right here. brentwood. 80 degree reading. that is still cooler than you would expect. this is a system i am tracking. it is the system that brought us all of the rain this year. the system when it is not wintertime when it sits here in the summer. it is a magging on machine. and that is what we have seen this week. and wind and going up towards the end of the weekend. and monday and tuesday. your five-day forecast, all weekend. warmer. monday, not 8. [ laughter ] >> that is better. thank you. >>> in spite of our cool weather temperatures are running high. the festival in oakland. the woosh and roar were out. in addition to the performance there will be all of the unusual and interesting gadgets that fire arts. it is the 11th year for the event. that is the repo
you get a big push of fog up in the delta, no winds in sacramento. sacramento looking at temperatures in the low 80s and not in the 90s. the forecast. microclimate. and the 70s and i expect 80s. and getting in there into pittsburgh and antikwrobg, there you go. -- antioch. discovery bay. maybe right here. brentwood. 80 degree reading. that is still cooler than you would expect. this is a system i am tracking. it is the system that brought us all of the rain this year. the system when it is not...
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that to me is a big issue. tavis: i spoke with a lot of kids in shanghai and beijing. there were some migrant kids who were getting a chance to get an education. there were also some well-to-do kids. many of them wounded mitt it and some would not. if you got them into an honest and authentic conversation, they would admit that they do feel the pressure. this single-child policy means that you are the only child, obviously. you have parents to take care when they get older and all of this responsibility rests on your shoulders because of the sheer numbers. there are only so many seats in the colleges and universities in southern china. if you get into one of those seats, there are only so many jobs, given the billions of people that live in china. i am raising that to ask what you think the long-term impact will be of this one-child policy. >> we have already seen some consequences. some of them are-point you already put your finger on the negate of them are- ive. you already put your finger on some of them. china is only in its infancy in terms of developing a nationw
that to me is a big issue. tavis: i spoke with a lot of kids in shanghai and beijing. there were some migrant kids who were getting a chance to get an education. there were also some well-to-do kids. many of them wounded mitt it and some would not. if you got them into an honest and authentic conversation, they would admit that they do feel the pressure. this single-child policy means that you are the only child, obviously. you have parents to take care when they get older and all of this...
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some say probably won't be a big deal. others are saying we've never been through something like this before and others are going to stay home and have a barbecue. frank, we'll see what happens here in los angeles. >> where do all these cars go if not on the 405 and could this mean gridlock in neighborhoods in the area? >> reporter: well, that's exactly that rippling effect, frank. first there are cars that will get on surface roads. ventura boulevard for anybody familiar with it is expected to be it a road people dump john to so they can get over to canyon roads and work their way down over the hill. other freeways, the 5, possibly the 110 will see heavy traffic or at least that's some of the predictions. here's the real concern is if a truck overturned, if a car had an accident, of that on the traffic behind it and for any of you that might be flying into l.a. x., take special note because l.a.x. is right on the 405 freeway. >> hal eisner, thank you. >>> the bay area has 475 miles of carpool lanes with more on the way, b
some say probably won't be a big deal. others are saying we've never been through something like this before and others are going to stay home and have a barbecue. frank, we'll see what happens here in los angeles. >> where do all these cars go if not on the 405 and could this mean gridlock in neighborhoods in the area? >> reporter: well, that's exactly that rippling effect, frank. first there are cars that will get on surface roads. ventura boulevard for anybody familiar with it is...
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judge ruled san francisco has the right to ban tobacco sales in all stores with pharmacy, that includes big box and grocery stores. in the meantime the city is shutting down hookah lounges, where some people are smoking mad. >> reporter: hookah bars are nothing knew in san francisco, this one has been in existence for 20 years. the health department is just now cracking down. in fact six out of 17 hookah lounges in the city are violating the law right now, because they have been told that their permits don't allow indoor smoking. >> we are past a year of letting and informing our businesses know they cannot smoke in an enclosed area they cannot smoke without an exemption of the department of public health. >> reporter: also allow hookah lounges to exist where people live joup stairs. >> i've worked here for six years. >> reporter: san francisco health department officials say people are complaining the laws are being broken. since the late 1990s, smoking has been against the law inside enclosed work places but because hookah lounges fell into a category of its own, many continued to operate
judge ruled san francisco has the right to ban tobacco sales in all stores with pharmacy, that includes big box and grocery stores. in the meantime the city is shutting down hookah lounges, where some people are smoking mad. >> reporter: hookah bars are nothing knew in san francisco, this one has been in existence for 20 years. the health department is just now cracking down. in fact six out of 17 hookah lounges in the city are violating the law right now, because they have been told that...
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and google was a big winner and the stock is now training $6 a share. >> things aren't looking so hot at bank of america the stock fell 35% for the year. worst-performing stock in s and p 500. >>> a local air force pilot has been hail aid hero by the government of france. he is seen here on the left one of three u.s. servicemen receiving a french national defense gold medal honored for rescuing a french helicopter crew in afghanistan last month after the french copter crashed in bad weather. the captain guided that mission. >> and a soldier from san francisco got the home coming he deserved today after all of these years. edward owe tool died in germany during world war ii and today he was welcomed home by veterans groups. vic lee attended the service. a heavy mist cast a great hall over the service. private o' tool identified through his dog tags and dental records. the newspaper set he had no surviving family members. and that struck a chord with pat. >> i read knit papers. and i thought... there is no way i'm going to let him be buried with no one here. >> she called other friends
and google was a big winner and the stock is now training $6 a share. >> things aren't looking so hot at bank of america the stock fell 35% for the year. worst-performing stock in s and p 500. >>> a local air force pilot has been hail aid hero by the government of france. he is seen here on the left one of three u.s. servicemen receiving a french national defense gold medal honored for rescuing a french helicopter crew in afghanistan last month after the french copter crashed in...
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>> we have a unique opportunity to do something big. we have a chance to stabilize america's finances for a decade, for 15 years or 20 years. >> time and again republicans have offered serious proposals to cut spending and address these issues. and i think it is time for the democrats to get serious as well. >> the president has signaled he will agree to a fall back plan to keep the nation from going into default on its loans. the president has asked the congressional leaders to present their final offer by tomorrow. by friday of next week, the white house says they must have an agreement in place. on august 2nd, the treasury department is projected to run out of money and will be unable to borrow more because the current $14.3 trillion debt limit. >>> billionaire hedge fund manager has his eye set on oakland-based clorox. he owns a 9.5% stake in that company. he is the biggest shareholder. he offered $12.6 billion for the company, but he doesn't seem that interested in owning it. analysts say he may be trying to drum up a better offer.
>> we have a unique opportunity to do something big. we have a chance to stabilize america's finances for a decade, for 15 years or 20 years. >> time and again republicans have offered serious proposals to cut spending and address these issues. and i think it is time for the democrats to get serious as well. >> the president has signaled he will agree to a fall back plan to keep the nation from going into default on its loans. the president has asked the congressional leaders...
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you have a big day tomorrow? >> will be a big day. >> how huge is the aids snack. >> we will have 20,000 people -- -- people are still joining us. >> reporter: how much does it cost? >> it's free to register. >> you're looking for people to give? if you show up, raise or donate, this is what you will get. >> people think i can't signed up last minute because i need to get sponsors. >> no, you can still come. the numbers looking pretty much like last year. we would love a lot of folks to come out tomorrow to break the numbers. >> that would be a bonus. >> that would be great. >> you have a special focus this year? >> we are working on prevention. one of the important things for people to realize, even in san francisco, aids is not over. two new infections a day in the city of san francisco. our aids prevention efforts are important. we want to make sure we can fund the efforts for next year. funds raised by many, many walkser, and their friends, family, and neighbors allows us to continue the work we do. >> i see
you have a big day tomorrow? >> will be a big day. >> how huge is the aids snack. >> we will have 20,000 people -- -- people are still joining us. >> reporter: how much does it cost? >> it's free to register. >> you're looking for people to give? if you show up, raise or donate, this is what you will get. >> people think i can't signed up last minute because i need to get sponsors. >> no, you can still come. the numbers looking pretty much like...
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. >> reporter: the police chief says he is open to that idea of having a meeting but the big question is whether or not the federal agents will be open to it or the federal agency itself because if they do it here, they might have to do it in cities across america. live in san jose, len ramirez, cbs 5. >>> nearly two dozen san jose firefighters are back on the job tonight. fire chief william mcdonald presented badges to 22 firefighters who were laid off last year. a $15 million fema grant helped the department pay for the hires. budget cuts forced san jose to lay off a total of 49 firefighters last year. >>> next, packed and nowhere to go. the search for the agent accused of taking would have been travelers for a -- would- be travelers for a ride. >>> save your gas and stay at home. the traffic nightmare about to descend on l.a. >>> only takes them about 30 seconds. >> and you're left with a red bump. what makes some people more prone to blood sucking mosquitos. ,,,,,,,, police in san jose say the agent took off after taking an untold number of would- be travelers >>> a south bay trav
. >> reporter: the police chief says he is open to that idea of having a meeting but the big question is whether or not the federal agents will be open to it or the federal agency itself because if they do it here, they might have to do it in cities across america. live in san jose, len ramirez, cbs 5. >>> nearly two dozen san jose firefighters are back on the job tonight. fire chief william mcdonald presented badges to 22 firefighters who were laid off last year. a $15 million...
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. >> belva: the other big controversy was over the salary of presidents in the system and the big raise that one got in san diego. >> exactly. >> belva: how did that all come about at the same time? >> it was amazing. because even as the trustees are raising, and the regions are racing the fees, a uc san diego campus president got a huge race and the uc system, mark larrett, got about a $1 million raise. that's not from state fund. others did get very hefty funds paid for by the state. why they do this, they say, well, these people have worked harder and they've taken on new responsibilities. and when you say that, well, the lower paid workers say, well, haven't we? >> in the market, these individuals in theory could go somewhere else and the system would lose them, right? isn't that the argument? >> harvard university head hunter came knocking on the door of mark larret, ceo of medical center at ucsf. that was the justification, the head hunter knocked on your door. they can't have him leave because he's in the middle of major projects. >> belva: can anybody make them rescind these inc
. >> belva: the other big controversy was over the salary of presidents in the system and the big raise that one got in san diego. >> exactly. >> belva: how did that all come about at the same time? >> it was amazing. because even as the trustees are raising, and the regions are racing the fees, a uc san diego campus president got a huge race and the uc system, mark larrett, got about a $1 million raise. that's not from state fund. others did get very hefty funds paid...
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he was ejected and pinned underneath the big rig. he was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. >>> families and friends said final good-byes at a funeral in santa rosa. the community shaken by the girl's death at a sleepover on sunday. police say she and three friends became sick after drinking vodka mixed with soda. initially the girls said they'd gotten food poisoning. raul was described as an excellent student due to start high school incomes mon-- next month. toxicology reports are expected next week. >>> mark luga was arrested for allegedly stealing a pablo picasso drawing from the weinstein gallery in san francisco last week. the judge denied a motion today reduce his $5 million bail. police say a surveillance camera caught luga leaving with the painting. police found other stolen artwork including another picasso piece in luga's new jersey apartment. >>> exactly how will they do it? a groundbreaking idea is now officially a law. california public schools will be the first in the nation to include lessons about the hist
he was ejected and pinned underneath the big rig. he was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. >>> families and friends said final good-byes at a funeral in santa rosa. the community shaken by the girl's death at a sleepover on sunday. police say she and three friends became sick after drinking vodka mixed with soda. initially the girls said they'd gotten food poisoning. raul was described as an excellent student due to start high school incomes mon-- next month. toxicology...